Kofra Coffee Roasters and Natural Wines

What Kofra Coffee Roasters and Natural Wines does

Kofra Coffee Roasters and Natural Wines (legally Kofra Coffee Roasters and Brewers, Companies House number 10703807) is a privately-held specialty coffee roaster and café operator headquartered in Norwich, England, with a registered office at 10a Castle Meadow. The business operates three physical café locations in Norwich — Onley Street, Upper St Giles (flagship, opened February 2020), and Bell Road (opened summer 2020) — that function simultaneously as retail storefronts, neighbourhood community hubs, the Upper St Giles site acts as a central bakery, and an online-fulfilment distribution point for direct-to-consumer orders.

Name

Kofra Coffee Roasters and Natural Wines

Legal name

Kofra Coffee Roasters and Brewers

Website

https://kofra.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kofra Coffee Roasters and Natural Wines is a Norwich-based specialty coffee roaster and café operator running three retail cafés in Norwich and a UK-wide DTC e-commerce store, selling single-origin coffees via one-time purchase and a non-cancellable monthly subscription, with natural wines and deli items at its flagship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Coffee Roasting

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920), Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (31192)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRADAHAG

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean)

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks, Water)

SECONDARYTHAFADAE

Coffee Roasters with Cafe (Roastery Cafes)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

SECONDARYTHAFADAA

Specialty Coffee Shops (Single-Origin, Third-Wave)

Travel & Hospitality/Foodservice & Beverage (Restaurants, Cafes, Bars)/Cafes & Coffee Shops

Keywords

• Specialty coffee roasting
• Single-origin coffee beans
• Coffee subscription service
• Natural wine retailer
• Artisan café operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Norwich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Coffee Product Sales: Direct sales of freshly roasted specialty coffee beans (250g bags) available as whole bean or ground. Products include single origin coffees from Colombia, Brazil, and Ethiopia, sold at £14-16 per bag.
2. Subscription Service: Monthly coffee subscription delivered on the first Tuesday of each month. Subscriptions are non-cancellable and customers can request specific preferences 48 hours before shipping.
3. Natural Wine and Deli Products: Sale of natural wines, cured meats, cheese, craft beer, and other high-quality deli products at the Upper St Giles flagship location, complementing the core coffee business.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kofra roasts and sells specialty single-origin Arabica coffee in 250g bags (whole bean or ground) directly to UK consumers through its own website and three Norwich cafés, and offers a non-cancellable monthly coffee subscription shipped on the first Tuesday of each month. Its Upper St Giles flagship additionally stocks natural wines, cured meats, cheese, and craft beer, with all takeaway cups and single-use items fully compostable.

Product overview

Kofra Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster and café operator based in Norwich, England, with three retail locations. The core offering comprises freshly roasted whole bean or ground speciality coffees available for online purchase, including named single-origin products such as Espirito Santo (Brazil), Joy (Colombia), and Los Nogales Decaf. The company also operates a monthly coffee subscription service and has expanded its Upper St Giles flagship location to include natural wines, craft beer, and deli items. All takeaway cups and single-use items are compostable. The business does not currently offer an API for developer integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espirito Santo (Brazil single-origin coffee) A Brazilian single-origin specialty coffee with notes of macadamia, brown sugar, and a creamy finish. Sourced from Espirito Santo, naturally processed, Catucaí variety at 920 masl, sold as 250g whole bean or ground for £14.00.
• Joy (Colombia single-origin coffee) An everyday Colombian specialty coffee with caramel, chocolate, and mandarin notes. Sourced from Huila, washed process, Castillo & Caturra blend at 1,600-1,800 masl, sold as 250g whole bean or ground for £14.00.
• Los Nogales Decaf A mellow decaf specialty coffee with hazelnut, dark chocolate, and honey notes. Caturra variety, special fermentation process at 1,800-2,000 masl, sold as 250g whole bean or ground for £16.00.
• Monthly Coffee Subscription Monthly coffee subscription delivering freshly roasted specialty coffee on the first Tuesday of each month. Non-cancellable once taken out; customers can request preference changes at least 48 hours before shipping.
• Upper St Giles Café and Natural Wine & Deli Sit-in café and retail deli at 81 Upper St Giles, Norwich, serving specialty coffee along with one of the most varied natural wine selections in the region, plus cured meats, cheese, and craft beer.
• Onley Street Café Community-focused café at 16 Onley Street, Norwich NR2 2EB, off Unthank Road, serving specialty coffee to the local neighbourhood with free on-street parking outside.
• Bell Road Café Neighbourhood café at 1 Bell Road, Norwich NR3 4RA, serving the NR3 community with specialty coffee and a decking area near Mousehold Heath.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Union Hand-Roasted Coffee: Established UK specialty roaster with broader retail, wholesale, and DTC reach — a larger incumbent competitor in the same specialty coffee category.

Direct peers

• Workshop Coffee: London specialty roaster with multiple roastery cafés and a strong DTC subscription programme, competing with Kofra for the same UK third-wave specialty customer.
• Notes Coffee: London specialty coffee roaster and café operator with a strong single-origin and subscription offering — directly competitive in the UK DTC specialty segment.
• Extract Coffee Roasters: Bristol-based specialty roaster with cafés and a DTC store, operating a similar roaster-café-subscription model in a single UK regional hub.
• Caravan Coffee Roasters: London-based specialty roaster and restaurant/café group offering single-origin coffee alongside all-day food and drink menus — comparable integrated café-roastery concept.
• Origin Coffee: Cornwall-based specialty coffee roaster that operates both a roastery café and DTC e-commerce with single-origin offerings — the closest UK analogue to Kofra's integrated roaster-café-DTC model.
• Square Mile Coffee Roasters: Award-winning London specialty roaster supplying cafés, restaurants, and home consumers — direct competitor in the UK specialty wholesale and DTC space.
• Ozone Coffee Roasters: Specialty roaster with London/Oxford cafés and direct-to-consumer subscriptions — comparable UK roaster-café competitor with provenance-led branding.

Emerging players

• Hasbean Coffee: Specialty single-origin UK roaster with deep provenance focus and DTC subscriptions — partial overlap in single-origin storytelling and online subscription positioning.
• Dark Arts Coffee: Independent UK specialty roaster with a strong brand and DTC focus — an emerging competitor targeting the same values-driven specialty consumer as Kofra.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/kofracoffee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kofra-coffee-roasters-and-natural-wines

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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